About Wagging Tails Pet Resort & Spaw

A pet resort on six acres

Wagging Tails Pet Resort & Spaw is a pet resort in Wolcott, set on 6 acres at 802 Boundline Road. Its services include dog daycare, pet boarding, cage-free boarding, a puppy nursery school, dog training, dock diving, grooming, a DIY dog wash, indoor and outdoor swimming pools, an indoor dog park, enrichment activities and a pet transport service it calls Transpawtation.

The facility

The resort describes 14,000 square feet of artificial turf play yards and a renovated 9000sf facility with air-scrubbing HVAC, climate control, lavender diffusers and soothing music. Each boarding suite has its own outdoor patio and a raised Kuranda bed, staff live on the property for 24-hour care, and owners receive a daily Report Card with photos by text or email. Wagging Tails has a second Connecticut location in Newington and describes its care for Connecticut's pets as dating back to 1995.

What owners say

One client wrote that after a swimming lesson their Doberman, who sinks in the water, "was kicking all 4 feet" by the end.

What to ask

Ask how the dog training program is structured, who teaches it and what it costs.